The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-01
HOME AND FARM.
By Mrs. ST. J. T. MOORE.
Bulbs for Fall Planting.

It should be borne in mind by some
persons, wishing to have flowers from
bulbs and some OF the tubers, that the
TALL Is the time to plant out and reset
the roots. Very often we find persons
who seeing beautiful lily, crocas or
tulip, will ask for clip forgetting or
not Knowing that the spring is not the
time to plant out the bulbs, but really
the time for packing them away. All
bulbs need rest to bring them into
perfect flower, and the summer is the
time they should have it. Packed in
sand It'll September, they lie dormant,
and then when planted out into deep,
rich loan they come out " ith renewed
energy. Many persons complain that
some have the tendency to "run out'
and attribute It 10 our hot climate.
IT'S true the climate has good deal 10
do With this deterioration but the
leaving them In tho ground, to carry
on feeble growth, and contract all the
malaria possible, causes them to put
forth . ssllow bilious growth that
gives us disgust for Southern grown
bulbs. Sand Is the medicine they need
and should be- applied without stint.
A gentleman noted ia our town for his
6ne giadioias, says he does not want ii
flower that cannot be left alone without
this treatment so instead of looking
after the bulbs that he already has, he
leaves them alone and sends every fall
for fresh Northern bulbs. Had he ta-
ken them up rs 5000 Hs the tops were
dead and dry, packed them in very
dry sand, planted them out in the fail
with the some Care he did when he
first received them from nursery
man, he would have been happy over
the result.
Hyacinths should have this rest also.
While to those who do not understand
the method Of forcing, or water, or vase
growing, they Will repay one In sim
ply planting out after this rest, in the
open ground, AZ our winters are TOO
mild to freeze the bulb.
Peter Henderson gives the following
directions to those wishing to try a
vase or two on the water plan. lie
says:
"The plan OF growing byacinihs In
water IL method of culture very con-
venient to many residing in cities
where Il Is so often troublesome to pro-
cure coll for potting. The bulbs should
be placed in the glasses as early in the
season as possible, keeping them in the
dark place until the roots are we'll
started, after which the highest and
sunniest to be had IL the best the Wa
ter In the glasses should be changed
two or three titnes a week, and in Sc
we're weather the bulb must be placed
80 "a to be protected from frost. After
filling The glass with wafer, place the
Dulb 30 that only the base will touch
the water"
For many years IL has been thought
Impossible TO grow tulips IN this atti~
tuds 10 perfection, but some interes ting
experiments among our lady friends
require shade, as the sun checks the
bloom. A canvas Is recommended
where the shade of trees is not con VEN
lent. The soil for tulips should be n
deep rich loan and the bulbs set about
six Inches apart, as the effect Is better
when the flowers are massed. Unless
the bulbs are wanted for blossom early
In the season, say February, in which
case they should be put in lst Sertem-
Der, the bulbs should be kept in the
sand til the first of January; then they
will bloom In March and April.
The tall, large, Towering varieties DO
not do so we'll with us, but the late
show sorts succeed tn perfection. As
coon as the flowers are dead the strings
should be cut away, and when the rest
10 dead the bulbs should be packed in
sand for another years Towering.
Among the mapy lilies of easy Gull
ture, and brilliant effect, we will give
the names OF few that has been rec
commended by Il lady who makes bulbs
q specially. Hyaciuths heads her list.
then the crocas; of the lilies, the prime
old favorite Candidum, Enumeration
or 81. Joseph's lily, the Aratum, Ian
cifotum, and the Bermuda lily, which
is only Lilium Longifforum that is
extra large. OF the hyaeinth family
We have the grape and feaihered hya-
ciDtb which is by far of easier culture
- SNAt hi